Police catch German-Polish grandchildren trick gang
After extensive investigations, the German and Polish police succeeded in striking a so-called grandchildren’s trick gang. 20 alleged members The Polish-German gang were arrested in Berlin, other German cities and Poland in the past few weeks, the police said on Wednesday.
In Germany, Sweden and Austria almost 100 crimes with a total damage of 3.4 million euros been prevented. The German and Polish perpetrators therefore worked with the trick of a “traffic accident legend”. They called unsuspecting people and claimed a Family member caused a car accident and now has to post a high bail to avoid going to jail.
Then someone was sent to collect the money. Two suspects were arrested in Poland, 18 others, suspected collectors of the money, in Germany. In Berlin, the police arrested four men aged 19, 27, 46 and 53 and two women aged 45 and 52.
During searches, the police confiscated cash, mobile phones and laptops. In addition to the LKA Berlin, the European police EUROPOL, the Polish police and the police and public prosecutor’s offices in Hamburg, Cologne and Osnabrück were also involved in the investigation. (dpa)
